BITTER GOLD

In the Atacama Desert, a girl and her father secretly operate a gold mine. When the father is injured, the girl must take his place and confront a group of miners who want to take the mine from her.

Director: Juan Olea
Duration: 86 min.
Genre: Thriller, Coming of Age.

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Director:
Juan Olea

Writers:
Moisés Sepúlveda, Francisco Hervé, Agustín Toscano, Malu Furche, Nicolas Wellmann.

Main Cast:
Katalina Sánchez, Francisco Melo, Michael Silva, Daniel Antivilo, Moisés Angulo.

Producers:
Francisco Hervé, Felipe Egaña, Moisés Sepúlveda, Daniela Raviola, Virginia Bogliolo, Tom Schreiber, Arturo Pereyra, Juan Bernardo González y Cristóbal Zapata.

Production companies:
Juntos en coproducción con La Santé (Chile), Plotlessfilm (Alemania), Tarkiofilm (Uruguay), Whisky Content (México)

Filming:
Filming in Región de Atacama, Chile

Awards

  • Ecumenical Jury Award, Official Selection – Warsaw International Film Festival, 2024.

  • Audience Award, 43rd Bergamo Film Meeting, Italy, 2025.

Selections

  • Warsaw International Film Festival, 2024
  • Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico, 2025
  • Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 2024
  • International Film Festival of India – Goa, India, 2024
  • Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden, 2024
  • Seattle International Film Festival, USA, 2025
  • Chicago Latino Film Festival, USA, 2025
  • Zlín Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2025
  • Houston Latino Film Festival, USA, 2025
  • African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, Italy, 2025
  • Opening Film – 6th Ñuble National Film Festival, Chile, 2025
  • Cine Latino Bergen, Norway, 2025
  • International Film Festival Assen, Netherlands, 2025
  • International Film Festival Gorinchem, Netherlands, 2025
  • Vera Zienema Groningen, Netherlands, 2025